Printer&#39;s stick.



G. W. CLARKE.

PRINTER'S STICK. urmcnron FILED MAR. 26, 1910. RENEWED SEPT. 9, 191a.

1,093,1 1 1 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

unrran salaries GEO RGE W. CLARKE, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN'OR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO FRANCIS M. 'WRIGHT, OF SAN FRAN- CISCO, CA LEFORNIA.

?RINTERS STICK.

Original application filed November 27, 1903,Serial No. 182,936. Divided and this application filed March 26, 1910, Serial No. 551,698.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Monica, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Printers Sticks, of which the following is a specitieation I This invention relates to an improved form of printers stick, intended to be employed with the matrix plates invented by me and forming the subject, of a separate application filed November 27, 1903, of which this is a division, a patent. being granted on said application, July 26, 1910, No. 005,155.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is an end view of the printers stick used in my apparatus, showing the same in the po sition before use; Fig.2 is a perspective view showing said stick in use and ready for casting; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a strip of paper or cardboard used for making a combination metal and cardboard slug; Fig. 4: is a transverse section of the mold showing the slug cast therein; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the combination metal, and paper slug; Fig. (3 is-a perspective view of the removable adjustment block; Fig. 7 aperspective view of a pair of spacing wedges; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a series of such matrix plates set up to cast a line of type for a single word.

My stick is in. the form of a box open at the top, having one side, 1, movable slightly outward, guided by screws 2 in holes in the upper bar of the side '1. Both the movable side 1 and the fixed side 3 have longitudinal slots 4, to receive the lower parts of spacing wedges 5, 6. These wedges are formed in pairs, a short wedge 5 and a long one 6. Each wedge has a longitudinal slot 7 in the middle, and through said slots 7 pass the two upper bars which form the upper portions of the sides of the stick. The wcdges are thus movable longitudinally on the stick, but do not drop therefrom when the stick inverted to dump the matrix plates after casting. The sides 1 and. 3 are cut through at one end, as shown at to allow the lower parts of the wedges to be passed into the Renewed September 9, 1913, Serial No. 788,933.

slots 4-, the slots T of the wedges are passed over the upper corner of the sides 1 and 3 above said slots to the position shown in Fig. 2. These wcdgcs are stored in the apparatus permanently at one end thereof, ready as occasion requires to be used for separating matrix plates to form vords in the (Ullll'ltlSltlOll ot a line. The short wedges 5 have their slots about the same length as the width of the stick, so thatlhey cannot be moved across the stick, but the long wedges 6 are intended to be moved across the stick. the cilcct of such movement living to increase or decrease, according to the direction of the movement, the combined thicknesses of thetwo wedges. The matrix plates used with this invention are Fully described in said patent above referred to. Each is square in form and formed with 8 matrices, two on carh edge of said plate. each adjacent to one corner tlu-rcot'. 'lhr-rc are also stamped or otherwise 'iormcv'l on the. sides eight index clmraclcrs whi h correspond to the several matrices, each index so Formed havingthe same location on the plate relative to its matrix therein. The matrix plates are placed in the slick so that the matrices; corresponding to the several letters (7: are in a straight liuc, as shown at 22, in g. 8.

After the operator has placed in the stick the matrix plates 10 tor the first word of the line, he moves up next to said matrix plates, from the right hand end of the stick, a pair of. spacing wedges; he then places in the stick the matrix plates oi the next word, and moves up another pair of spacing wedges; and so on until the line will hold no more. The length of the working por tion of the box regulated tor a given length of line by means oi? a Ushaped block ll of correspoiuling length, selected from a nun'iher of such blocks of varying lengths. Having now prepared a line of nuztrices proper foreasting a type line, the line of type may be formed from this line of n1atrices in many ways.

The mold may he a separate device from the printers stick, or may be attached to it, as desired. 1 herein illustrate an advantageous arrangement of the latter character. On the rear side of the stick, is pivoted, as shown at 12. a mold section 13. To this is again pivoted a second section 1 These Eatcnted no. ii, i or i.

sections have an inlet ll? and a vent hole where necessary. These mold sections are arranged to be swung over on to the top of tends to close" said loose side.

the matrix plates to form a mold over the matrices. After the line is filled, the oper ator brings the edges of the matrices to an even surface, the side edges by pressing in the movable side 1, and the top edges by pressing down the mold sections. This he can easily do, because the matrix plates do not generally fill up the box tightly, even when it can hold no more. Holding the movable side and mold sections against the matrices to keep thesurfaces even, he now pushes all the long wedges transversely across the stick; this may be convenientq; done by pressing the ends of said long wedges all together against a level surface, as that of the table. This tightens up and binds all the matrix plates, and at the same time automatically spaces the Words at uniform distances. The thick end of the long wedges are preferably arranged at the same side of the box as its loose side, so that the pressure in pushing up the long wedges The mold is clamped down upon the matrices by the eccentrics 16 which are operated by a crossbar 17 and pivoted upon the end pieces 23, said eccentrics engaging downwardly extending arms 18 from the mold section 14, and then the mold is ready for the injection of the molten type metal. After casting, the eccentrics are removed, the mold sections thrown back and opened, discharging the line of type, the spacing wedges pressed back to their original position, releasing the matrix plates, and the latter are then {lumped out ready lfor use for another type me. i

The apparatus illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, 5, shows a mold for casting a. combination paper and metal slug. The mold cavityds made, for the greater rt of its depth, only wide enough to renew a strip of pa or or cardboard, shown at 2 This strip as a line of perforations 21 t its edge which is placed next the matri plates, to allow the molten type metal to ow through and join the type face to the trip. The strip is placed between. the t o mold sections which are then pressed together and laid on the matrix plates, and the casting is then made;

The combination paper and metal slug especially is usefiul in work where wide spacing between lines is required. With the construction there is a. saving of 7 5 per cent. in type metal. over the solid slug and a saving of labor in handling by reason of lightness in weight.

I claim 1. In combination with a series of plates having thereon type-forming devices, a printers stick for said plates, having a hoton said side supports in a direction arall tom adapted to support the pi: sides ad red to confine the ve ct t is plates, ends adapted to con wise a series of such plates, and top through which the plates can be ins ed in the stick. and spacing devices for t plates, ha parts movable through said. slots at ri angles to said sides and in direction parallel with the plane of said bottom, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a. series of plates having thereon type-forming devices, a printers stick for said plates having a bottom adapted to support the plates, slotted sides adapted. to confinethe vertical edges of the plate, ends adapted to confine length wise aseries of such plates, and an open top through which the plates canbe inserted in the sticlr, and spacing dcvcrsely through said slots and having 1 cesses adapted to receive parts of said s adjacent,to the slots, substantially as do scribed.

3. In combination with a series of plate-.52 having thereon type-forming devices, a printers stick for said plates consisting ot a bottom to support the plates, side sup ports for said plates, and ends for contin ing lengthwise a series of plates, the stick being open at the -top for theinsertion of the plates therein, and spacing'devides slidable on said side supports in adirection parallel to the plane of the bottom, substantially as described. I Y

4:. In pombination with a. series of plaws having thereon type-forming devices, a printers stick for said plates consisting of a bottom to support the plates, side sup ports for said plates, and ends for confin- 1 ing lengthwise a series of plates, the stick being open at the top for the insertion of. the plates therein, and spacing devices slidable both transversely and longitudinal to the plane of the bottom, substantially a described.

5. In combination with a. series of plat-cs having thereon type-forming devices. a printers stick for said plates, consisting 1: a. bottom upon which the plates can rest, sides arranged to contact with the vert edges of the plates, and ends for confir lengthwise a series of such plates, and ing devices secured to the sides of said but movable longitudinallyand transver relative thereto, substantially as descri.

6. In combination with a series of plat having thereon type-forming devices printers stick fcr'sa-id' plates, pairs of spec ing wedges, eachpair comprising a. l .g wedge and a short'wedge, said wedges iapering in opposite directions, the ssh r2 wedges being substantially wedges being movable transversely thereofl! and a long wedge, {he llllUk ends of the long the side of the-stick being slotted and said I Wedges being at, the same side of the box wedges bemg also slotted and oo-engaging l ilh its loose side, substantially as described.

With the slotted sides of the stick to re- V In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 6 tain the Wedges thereon, substantially as i my hand in the presume of two subsciibing 15 described. witnesses.

7. A rinters stick adapted to contain a GEORGE W. CLARKE. series 0 matrix plates and having :1 fixed. l W'ilnesses: side and a loose side, and pairs of spacing Juno: Emmi, 1O wedges, each pair comprising a short wedge L. DE NVn'r. 

